List of symphonies by number

Most symphonies by classical composers after the baroque era are indicated by a number:

• Symphony No. 0: Bruckner, Schnittke
• Symphony No. 1: Many classical era and quite a few romantic composers – not all 20th-century (or later) classical composers wrote symphonies.
• Symphony No. 2: Usually more than one.
• Symphony No. 3: And, especially in the classic era, usually more than two.
• Symphony No. 4:
• Symphony No. 5:
• Symphony No. 6:
• Symphony No. 7:
• Symphony No. 8:
• Symphony No. 9: An intangible predicament, known as "Curse of the ninth", made many romantic composers stop at (or about) N° 9.
• Symphony No. 10: Not uncommon for composers of the classical era before Beethoven, rare later.
• Symphony No. 11:
• Symphony No. 12
• Symphony No. 13
• Symphony No. 14
• Symphony No. 15
• Symphony No. 16
• Symphony No. 17
• Symphony No. 18
• Symphony No. 19
• Symphony No. 20
• Symphony No. 21
• No. 22 and higher, see e.g.:
  • List of symphonies by Joseph Haydn
  • List of symphonies by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • List of compositions by Michael Haydn § Symphonies
  • List of compositions by Alan Hovhaness
  • List of compositions by Nikolai Myaskovsky § Symphonies
  • List of symphonies by Leif Segerstam
  • Havergal Brian